Mauna Kea Beach Hotel

"Every great beach deserves a great hotel." This was said by Laurance S. Rockefeller, who founded Mauna Kea Beach Hotel in 1965. He knew the great beach at Kaunaoa also deserved spectacular golf and exceptional dining to accompany the most exclusive and expensive resort of its day. Four decades later, following a $150 million repair and renovation, The Mauna Kea once again stands as a landmark of luxury on the Hawaii Island's golden Kohala Coast. In the restaurants, exciting sights, sounds, scents and sensational tastes elevate the dining experience. The legendary Mauna Kea Golf Course, updated to current USGA standards of play, sets a new benchmark for Big Island golf. Gracious guestrooms, artfully enhanced by John Hara Associates Inc. and Barry Design Associates showcase Mr. Rockefeller's signature "understated elegance" in a graceful fusion of modern features and fabulous style. And at the center of it all is stunning Kauna'oa Bay, one of the most beautiful beaches in the world.